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package org.apache.juneau.transforms;

import org.apache.juneau.*;
import org.apache.juneau.transform.*;

/**
 * Transforms beans into {@link String Strings} by simply calling the {@link Object#toString()} method.
 * 
 * <p>
 * Allows you to specify classes that should just be converted to {@code Strings} instead of potentially
 * being turned into Maps by the {@link BeanContext} (or worse, throwing
 * {@link BeanRuntimeException BeanRuntimeExceptions}).
 * 
 * <p>
 * This is usually a one-way transform.
 * Beans serialized as strings cannot be reconstituted using a parser unless it is a
 * <a class="doclink" href="../../../../overview-summary.html#juneau-marshall.PojoCategories">Type 5 POJO</a>.
 * 
 * @param <T> The class type of the bean.
 */
public class BeanStringSwap<T> extends StringSwap<T> {

	/**
	 * Converts the specified bean to a {@link String}.
	 */
	@Override /* PojoSwap */
	public String swap(BeanSession session, T o) {
		return o.toString();
	}
}
